EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Obol (19mm, 4.47 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 147/8). Near VF.

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The Beniak Collection of Alexandrian Coinage, Bronze

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Obol (19mm, 4.47 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 147/8). AVT K T AI AΔP ANTωNEIN, laureate head right / Serpent Uraeus, wearing crown of solar disk and horns, coiled erect right; L IA (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3136 var. (obv. legend); K&G 35.417 var. (same); RPC IV.4 1086 var. (obv. legend); Emmett 1784.11 (R3). Green-brown patina, roughness. Near VF. Very rare legend variety of an already rare type.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Schick Coins, 11 February 2015.


Closing Date and Time: 21 May 2025 at 13:22:40 ET.

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